US to Recognize Syrian Kurdistan Under Control of SDF: Report

ERBIL — The United States is planning concrete diplomatic steps to recognise the northern Syrian territories now governed by indigenous Kurds and Arabs, an anonymous senior Western official said.

“The 28,000 square km territory, controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a collection of predominantly Kurdish militias including the YPG )People's Protection Units), took its first step towards the US recognition after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis promised to send US diplomats to the SDF-controlled areas to work alongside the US troops operating in the region,” the official was cited by the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.

The official revealed that Washington is also planning greater assistance to the SDF, including empowering local councils, backing reconstruction efforts, assisting in training of government agency workers, improving public services and infrastructure, protecting the SDF areas and engaging in the upkeep of military bases.